As some of you know, and some of you don’t, I had my 30th birthday last week. I received many a “Happy Birthday” email, which tickled me pink. These next couple of blog entries are in response to the frequent requests to know “What did you do for your birthday in France? Tell me all about it.”
Well…Once upon a time, there was this girl named Annie Fain. She had two wonderful hosts who serenaded her in both English and French on the morning of her birthday.
…and took her out for a birthday lunch at one of their favorite restaurants called Frenchy-Wok Grill.
It was there that she experienced her first glass of kir (Champagne with a little bit of black currant liquor) and a French-Chinese Buffet. What a combination eh?
…then to an island on a boat. It was pretty cold and windy so they had the entire island to themselves.
After wandering for a while they needed a break, but not just any break; a chocolate break!
Then home for a nap and Crepes (imagine an accent mark over the first “e” of “crepe”). Joelle and Daniel showed Annie Fain the tastiest way to eat a crepe: smear it with fromage blanc, sprinkle it with sugar and then squeeze fresh lemon juice on top. Mmm…
The day ended with a Bal Folk dance in town. Since it was Annie Fain’s 4th time going to the dance association with Joelle and Daniel she felt really comfortable finding a dance partner, jumping into dances she didn’t know, attempting to speak French (by now they all knew her as “the American girl” and were very, very friendly and patient about speaking with her) and playing my banjo with Lou Strings. A very nice day indeed!
Stay Tuned for Part 2: A Weekend in Nice
*NOTE: For those of you who receive these entries via email and were confused by the blank spaces in the last post, those spaces were where I had included video clips. If you are interested in checking out those videos go to: http://afainbooks.com/blog/ and got to the previous post called “Bal Folk.”